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I need to watch About Elly. I love the two Farhadi I have seen.
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I need to watch About Elly. I love the two Farhadi I have seen.
About Elly is worth it, if for nothing else, because of one pivotal scene in which the tension is absolutely unbearable. Farhadi makes you feel like you are there and I felt like I was starting to panic along with the characters in the film.
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Kiarostami is a wonderful director. I need to see some of his earlier stuff, but I loved Like Someone in Love, Certified Copy, and Taste of Cherry.
I'm happy to see someone else really liked From Up on Poppy Hill. That was a beautiful film. I was smiling the entire time.
I'm happy to see someone else really liked From Up on Poppy Hill. That was a beautiful film. I was smiling the entire time.
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78. Shutter (2004) - Banjong Pisanthanakun/Parkboom Wongpoom
Country: Thailand
Genre: Horror
Country: Thailand
Genre: Horror
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I'm wondering if this will make an appearance:
I will one day.
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75. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) - Masaki Kobayashi
Country: Japan
Genre: War
Country: Japan
Genre: War
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Blissfully Yours is such a remarkable film.
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I think I've only seen three Hou films and they were all from the same period so I felt like I understood them all. I also feel like his movies of that time are similar to some more current Chinese directors so I kind of get what they are going for - movies focussing on the building of a nation or, in the case if Jia Zhangke or Jiang Wen, the changing of a nation.
I've only seen four from Yang and with the exception of Yi Yi I was less clear on what he was going for.
Tsai on the other hand I was able to connect with quite quickly because, rightly or wrongly, I thought his themes seemed similar to those of Wong Kar Wai.
Anyway, Hou is definitely one I need to see more of.
I've only seen four from Yang and with the exception of Yi Yi I was less clear on what he was going for.
Tsai on the other hand I was able to connect with quite quickly because, rightly or wrongly, I thought his themes seemed similar to those of Wong Kar Wai.
Anyway, Hou is definitely one I need to see more of.
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75. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) - Masaki Kobayashi
Country: Japan
Genre: War]
Country: Japan
Genre: War]
I love this trilogy. More people around these parts should watch it.
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What Hou films have you seen? Two weeks ago I saw Flowers of Shanghai and The Puppetmaster in 35mm, I have seen Flowers of Shanghai several times and have mostly sorted through it, but seeing it on the big screen revealed it as even more complex than I had thought. The Puppetmaster was the real revelation though as I had only seen it before on VHS, it was one of my favorite experiences going to the movies, up there with seeing Ozu's Late Autumn in 35.
I think I'll change that and watch one this weekend.
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One I've seen!
I love this trilogy. More people around these parts should watch it.
I love this trilogy. More people around these parts should watch it.
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I have seen Seven Samurai. Lets just say I am a film heathen. I only rate it 3.5.
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